A3000 - Cyberstorm MkIII problems

[Framiga]

@Effy

you should refund the buyer at 100%.

You know perfectly that this things could happens with CS.

I've "quite" lost a friend, for a similar problem.

The board ALWAYS "works" to the seller home! sometimes its not 100% true.

Sorry but this is my thought.

[Framiga]

@AmireX

try this before to "shoot" him :-D

Insert the 060 fully again and during the boot (if the system doesn't boot) press a little bit, onto the 060 with a finger.

If the system will boot, the problem is the usual crap unsoldered pin/s of the 060 socket.

About the intermittent freeze/crashes during the normal use, its more difficult.

I have managed to fix the 060 socket problem, with the right tools and much, much patience :-(

[Framiga]

Anyway, if the problem is the socket, its fixable.

EDIT- its a Phase5 or a DCE?

[Framiga]

AmireX . . . beleive me . . .its the 060 socket.

Don't care if you push (incidentally) on those component.

Pushing down on those "thing" you deform/bend a little bit the PCB and therefore the lacks of contact, will works then.

Its a coincidence . . . point your attention, on the 060 socket.

1- remove the 060 and with a small tip (its OK the Multimeter probe tip), check one at a time, ALL the female pins (i know its a nightmare).

Tilt gently, EVERY single pin until you'll find the one (or more) desoldered.

2- more easy . . . send it to Amiga France :-)

btw . .  do you have SMD/reworking tools/skills?

[Framiga]

me?!? try a "compromise" with Effy.

Everyone here, has lost some money before or after :-(

[Framiga]

but . .don't you have someone closer to you?

I could even "attempt" to perform a fix but remember that this kind of things, are always a "jump in the dark".

btw . . .EFFYYY!!!! where are you? :-)

[Framiga]

happy for knowing the thing has been fixed :-)

@All

someone (techie) knows what is those metallic component near the TermPower diode/SCSI socket? (CSPPC-CSMK3)

X150---(not sure about the X-seems a simbol/logo)
OU9J---(not sure of the O--or 0)

Seems a drain/protection resistor or an inductance (0 OHM misured onboard)